26 Jan 1881
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1881
Page
1
A speaker recalls his late companion, describing a cottage, seasonal fields, and the lingering presence of a loved one. He wonders if her soul rests or forgives, hoping she whispers that he will come tomorrow as the light breaks across familiar fields. The poem closes with the sense of being loved and forgiven.
Harper's Magazine recounts a city famed for wealth and craft where rich men and tradesmen shape fame yet fear the poet's verses. The piece contrasts opulence with cultural legacy, warning that a town may lose its soul if songs are forgotten while gold endures.
A fragment from Tennyson titled New Poema describes an voyage to the Isle of Flowers. The speaker witnesses overwhelming blossoms across cliffs and seas and laments the barren outcome as people tear up flowers and depart, leaving two naked rocks.
Poem fragment contrasts divine gifts with worldly praise. It speaks of quiet, hopeful gifts shaping hearts through despair and sleepless trials. The speaker asks God to grant enlightenment, freedom, and peace, contrasting human pain with divine mercy and clarity.
An Australian correspondent in the Gentleman's Magazine reports remarkable interactions between a fly that nests in coats and feeds its larvae with green spiders, and large spiders that trap birds. The note describes nesting behavior inside locks and wardrobe folds, and a hunter fly capturing sizeable spiders, with details on web strength and spider sizes observed in local orchards and mountains.
A Detroit grocer rewards a good boy with eight dozen eggs then discovers eight dozen bad eggs were later taken from the same basket. The clerk explains the eggs came from a farmer’s boy and the grocer notes the ruse as he recalls the earlier gift.
A letter praises Hup Bitters for curing a long illness deemed incurable mentioning improved health and gratitude. A Rochester resident asks about a tailor, and Mark Twain is noted for California weather quips. The ad extols Sellers' Cough Syrup as a remedy for coughs and colds.
A hopeful job seeker and a hungry writer narrate a string of failed newspaper gigs from Kings County to New York papers. He recalls gigs with the Kings County Rural Gazette, the Herald, World, Times, Tribune, Star, Chic, and even a self run project, yet ends with a refused engagement and a mysterious sealed envelope of maxims and ads.
A German physician notes sleep comfort depends on bed orientation with north–south alignment best. He cites examples from a Russian hospital and animals affected by changing bed direction. The text also includes assorted testimonials and literary notes from 1876 era publications.
An advertisement touts Frazier's Root Bitters as a universal remedy for weakness, languor, flabby flesh, malarial districts, care of children, the blues, late hours, and unhealthy living. It urges toning up with Frazier's Root Bitters or Root Disinn APLC ES.
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